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Boku
Carrier billing and mobile payments for digital goods and app stores.
Stage
public
Status
public
Coverage
full
Why Boku is interesting
Boku powers carrier-billed App Store and Google Play purchases globally — a16z joined Benchmark and NEA before its 2017 London AIM IPO.
Key facts
- IPO (Nov 2017): ~£45M on London AIM at ~$164M post-money (TechCrunch)
- Series D (2012): $35M led by NEA; Benchmark, Index, Khosla prior rounds (TechCrunch)
- a16z strategic investment (2010)
- Source: https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/13/carrier-billing-startup-boku-to-raise-45m-in-london-ipo-november-20/
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Market / IPO context
Ticker: BOKU (LSE AIM)
IPO status: public
IPO date: 2017-11
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FAQs about Boku
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Boku enables carrier-billed payments so consumers can charge digital goods, app subscriptions, and in-app purchases to their mobile phone bill instead of a card.
Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz) made a strategic investment in 2010. Benchmark (see /fund/benchmark), Index Ventures (see /fund/index-ventures), Khosla Ventures (see /fund/khosla-ventures), and NEA (see /fund/new-enterprise-associates) participated in earlier venture rounds.
Public on London AIM since November 2017 (~£45M raise). Prior venture rounds included a $35M Series D in 2012.
Boku powers carrier billing for major app stores and digital merchants globally — a payments rail that reaches consumers without credit cards, especially in emerging markets.
Public — Boku listed on London AIM in 2017 and continues to trade.
Last updated: 2026-07-24